Lecture 4- Spinal Cord And Spinal Nerves Flashcards

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Dural root sleeve covers ……….. ……..and becomes continuous with the………. of spinal nerves.

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Nerve rootlets

epineurium

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Spinal dura sac terminates at?

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S2

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Filum terminale projection of pia mater covered in dura mater anchors the?

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spinal cord to the coccyx.

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The spinal cord is the continuation of the?

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Medulla oblongata

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The spinal cord projects through the vertebral canal for what reason?

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Protection

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The spinak cord extends from foramen magnum to the lower border of …….in (adults),…… In(children)

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L1 and L3

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How much does the spinal cord weigh and what is its length in males and females?

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  • Weight: 30g (2% brain weight)
  • Male: 45cm
  • Female: 42cm
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The spinal cord terminates ……… And forms the ………….?

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caudally as conus medullaris

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Enlargement of the spina cord occurs where?

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Cervical (C5-T1) and lumbosacral (L1-S2) enlargements.

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Enlargements from C5 – T1 and from L1-S2 due to increased numbers of ……… ………. and ……….. going to upper and lower extremities.

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Motor neurons

Interneurons

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What spinal arteries supply the spinal cord

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Spinal arteries:
• 1 x anterior
• 2 x posterior

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Blood supply of spinal cord

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Subclavian => vertebral => spinal arteries.

• Reinforced by segmental medullary arteries.

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Attachments of the spinal cord do what and where? Also where do they arise from?

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  • Suspend and anchor spinal cord within the dural sac.

* Arise from pia mater.

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3 Attachments of the spinal cord are called?

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  1. Denticulate ligaments
  2. Filum terminale
  3. Spinal nerve roots
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Dent inculcate ligament attaches the spinal cord to the?

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Dural sac

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Two attachments of the Dural sac?

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Filum terminale

Spinal nerve roots

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Spinal cord segments are portion of the spinal cord giving rise to the …….. and ……..that ultimately form one ……….pair of spinal nerves

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Rootlets
Roots
Bilateral

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In the grey matter of the posterior horn contains, what type of neurons?

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sensory interneurons

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In the grey matter of the lateral horn contains what type of neurons?

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preganglionic sympathetic neurons

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In the grey matter of the anterior horn contains cell bodies of large ……… neurons that supply………. ………?

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Motor

Skeletal muscle

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Efferent motor axons project from ……… grey horn through ………. …….. rootlets to mixed ……… ……….and on to the effector muscles.

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Anterior
Ventral nerve
Spinal nerves

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Afferent sensory axons project from ……./……..through mixed …….. ……..back to the ……. ……..and on to the CNS.

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Skin/joints
Spinal nerves
Dorsal root

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All skeletal muscles have a tendency to contract in response to being ……..?

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Stretched

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Reflex arc occurs within the?

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Spinal cord

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Biceps brachii, c5, which nerve?

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Musculocutaneous

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Brachialradialis, c6. Which nerve

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Radial

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Triceps brachii, c7. Which nerve?

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Radial

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Knee-jerk (patellar), quadriceps fe pros, L4. Which nerve?

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Femoral nerve

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Ankle-jerk (Achilles), gastrocnemius soleus, S1. Which nerve?

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Tibial nerve

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Knee-jerk reflex
Tapping the ligament activates ……… …….. in the quadriceps. ……….. impulses from the spindles travel in the ……… ……. to the ………. segments of the spinal cord.

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Muscle spindles
Afferent
Femoral nerve
L2-L4

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Knee jerk reflex
efferent impulses are then transmitted via …… ……. in the ……. nerve to the quadriceps, resulting in a jerk- like contraction
of the muscle and extension of the leg at the knee
joint.

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Motor fibres

Femoral

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Divisions of the spinal cord white matter containing…….

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Dorsal funiculus ( dorsal column)
Lateral funiculus
Ventral funiculus

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Dorsal column contains what two structures?

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Fasiculus gracilis- Found at all cord levels

Fasciculus cuneatus- Only found at C1-T6

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Dorsal fasciculi

Mainly ……….. primary …….. fibres from ………………….. of body to CNS. .

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Ascending
Afferent
Mechanoreceptors

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Dorsal column fibres synapse in nucleus gracilis or nucleus cuneatus in the ………. ………..?

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Caudal medulla

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Dorsal column – medial lemniscus pathway
• 2nd order fibres arise from …….. ……. ……. and form the ……… ……… which projects through the brainstem and terminates in the thalamus.

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dorsal column nuclei

medial lemniscus

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Dorsal column – medial lemniscus pathway
• 3rd order fibres arise in ……….(ventral posterolateral nucleus) and ascend to synapse in …….. ……… (primary somatosensory cortex).

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Thalamus

postcentral gyrus

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Dorsal ascending tracts

Concerned with sensory function. Convey information from ……… And …… to the brain.

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Trunk

Climbs

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Fasciculus cuneatus

Sensory axons from ……. ……..

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Upper extremities

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Fasciculus gracilis

Sensory axons from …….. ………

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Lower extremities

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Fasciculus gracilis

• Carries fibres conveying conscious……………. and ……… …….. …….from the ………..

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PROPRIOCEPTION
FINE CUTANEOUS TOUCH
LOWER LIMB

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Fasciculus cuneatus

• Carries fibres conveying conscious…………….. and ……. ……… …… from the …….. ……..

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PROPRIOCEPTION
FINE CUTANEOUS TOUCH
UPPER LIMB

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Fasciculus cuneatus is present in which spinal cord segments

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Only present in spinal cord segments C5-T1.

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Anterolateral ascending tracts
Concerned with ………. function.
Convey information from ….. and ….. to the brain.

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Sensory
Trunk
Limbs

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Anterior spinothalamic tract conveys ……. ……..sensation

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Light touch

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Lateral spinothalamic tract conveys which three things?

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itch, pain & temperature

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Spinothalamic tract
•…………… tract. Conveys information about pain and temperature.
• 1st order neuron sense ……../……… and end in posterior horn.

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ASCENDING

Pain/ temperature

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Spinothalamic tract
2nd order neurons cross the ……….. and form the spinothalamic tract that ascends to the ……. nucleus of the thalamus.

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Midline

VPL

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3rd order neurons project to ………….. cortex (postcentral gyrus)

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Somatosensory

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Lateral ascending tracts

Concerned with sensory function.Convey information from trunk and limbs to the brain. Contains which two tracts?

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Anterior spinocerebellar tract

Posterior spinocerebellar tract

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Spinocerebellar tracts
• Unconscious co-ordination of motor activities.
• Convey ……….. impulses from
muscles/tendons/joints to the ……………

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Afferent

Cerebellum

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VENTRAL spinocerebellar tract fibres ascend ………….. to enter cerebellum through ……… ………… ………..?

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CONTRA- & IPSILATERALLY

SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE.

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DORSAL spinocerebellar tract fibres ascend………….. and enter cerebellum through ……… ……….. ……….

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IPSILATERALLY

INFERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE.

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Anterior spinocerebellar enters through ……….. ………. ………

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superior cerebellar peduncle.

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Posterior spinocerebellar enters through …….. …….. …….

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inferior cerebellar peduncle.

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Destruction of DORSAL column => loss of proprioception and …………..causing ………….. (incoordination of muscular activity)

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kinesthesia

Ataxia

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Summary of sensory pathways
• Proprioception, vibration, light touch ascend through ……… ……..
• Pain and temperature information ascend through ……….. ………..
• Decussate before passing through brainstem in ………… ……. then on to thalamus and terminate in …………. ……… ………..

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dorsal column.
anterolateral pathways.
medial lemniscus
primary somatosensory cortex.

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Corticospinal tract
• Collection of fibres that descend from cell bodies in the …….. ………. of the ………. ………. and terminate in the spinal cord.
• Corticospinal axons decussate (cross the midline).

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Motor areas
Corticospinal tract
Cerebral cortex

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Corticospinal tract
Damage to one cerebral hemisphere will results in ………….. ……… and weakness in the………….. arm and leg.
• Myelination of corticospinal tracts not complete until end of ……. year of postnatal life.

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somatosensory deficit
contralateral
2nd year

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Lateral corticospinal tract
• “Pyramidal tract”
• Concerned with ……… …….. …….. ………. (primarily of digits and upper limb).

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volitional skilled motor activity

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Lateral corticospinal tract

Originates from the premotor, precentral motor and ………… ……… ………

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Postcentral sensory cortex

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Lateral corticospinal tract

Terminates via ………… on …….. horn motor neurons and sensory neurons of …….. horn.

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interneurons
Ventral
Dorsal

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Anterior corticospinal tract
• Formed by descending fibres that ……… decussate at the pyramids.
• Concerned with control of ……. muscles.
• Synapses with ……… …….. …….. in ……… horn of spinal cord grey matter.

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Don’t
Axial
lower motor neurons
Anterior

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Rubrospinal tract
• Arises in ……. ……. …… of the midbrain.
• Plays a role in control of …….. …….
• Anterior to ………. ………. tract.

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contralateral red nucleus
flexor tone
lateral corticospinal

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Vestibulospinal tract
• Originates in  ......... nucleus.
• Found at ....... spinal cord levels.
• Plays role in control of ........
• Located in ........ ......
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Vestibular
All
Extensor tone
ventral funiculus

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Tracts that control movement of limbs:

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 Lateral corticospinal

 Rubrospinal

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Control movement of trunk (posture & balance), head & neck orientation:

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 Anterior corticospinal
 Vestibulospinal
 Reticulospinal
 Tectospinal

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CNS = brain + ........
PNS = cranial + .........
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spinal cord

spinal nerves

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Ventral ramus = ……….. body

Dorsal ramus = ………. body

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anterolateral

posterior

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Anatomy of spinal nerve
• …… pairs of spinal nerves.
• Dorsal (sensory, afferent) &ventral (motor, efferent) rootlets unite in …… ……. ……..

• Part of PNS.

A

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dural root sleeve.

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Anatomy of spinal nerve

• Emerge from ………. foramina.

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intervertebral

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Spinal nerves Contain axons of:
• Generalsomatic afferent
• Generalsomatic ..........
• Generalvisceral afferent
• ................,.. efferent
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efferent

Generalvisceral

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Dermatome

• Area of skin supplied by a …….. spinal nerve (coming from single spinal cord segment).

A

Single

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Somites = ….. (bone), ……… (muscle),…….. (skin).

• Each spinal nerve retains it relationship with its somite during development.

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sclerotome
myotome
dermatome

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Important dermatomes
• Upper arm (lateral surface): C5
• Thumb: C6
• Middle finger:?????
• Little finger:????
• Nipple: T4
• Umbilicus: T10
• Big toe:?????
• Heel:??????
• Back of thigh:?????
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C7
C8
L5
S1
S2
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Dorsal root lesions will lead to …….. disturbances in dermatomes.

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sensory

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Ventral root lesions will lead to ……. disturbances = weakness (paresis) because muscles usually receive innervation from……. segments.

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motor

several

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Spinal nerve root irritation
• Pain in affected ……….
• ……… losses in affected dermatome.

A

dermatome

Sensory

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Spinal nerve root irritation
Motor deficits in “……….”
muscles.
• ……… associated with affected segment are diminished or absent.

A

indicator

Reflexes